In a significant development, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (August 9) announced that the Defence Ministry would introduce import embargo on 101 items beyond given timeline to boost indigenisation of defence production


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Singh added that these items will be put on a 'negative list' and "contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed upon the domestic industry within the next 6 to 7 years".


"The embargo on imports is planned to be progressively implemented between 2020 to 2024. Our aim is to apprise the Indian defence industry about the anticipated requirements of the Armed Forces so that they are better prepared to realise the goal of indigenisation," tweeted Singh.


Here;s the full list of 101 defence items on which embargo implies:


1. 120mm Fin Stabilised Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) Mark II Ammunition


2. 7.62x51 Sniper Rifle


3. Tracked Self Propelled (SP) Gun (155mm x 52 Cal)


4. Towed Artillery Gun (155mm x 52 Cal)


5. Short Range Surface to Air Missiles (Land variant)


6. Shipborne Cruise Missiles


7. Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) (Pinaka Variant)


8. Simulators Presenting Smart Ranges And Multi-Function Targets


9. Battalion Support Weapons Simulators


10. Container-based Simulators for Live Fire Training


11. Tailor-made Simulators for Counter Insurgency (CI)/Counter Terrorism (CT) based Training


12. Force-on-force Live Tactical Simulators / Infantry Weapon


13. Tank Simulators (driving, as well as, crew gunnery)


14. 155mm/39 Cal Ultra-Light Howitzer


15. Successor of Flycatcher & Upgraded Super Fledermaus (USFM) / Air Defence Fire Control Radar (ADFCR)


16. Component Level Repair Facility for Tank T-90


17. Shipborne Close in Weapon System


18. Bullet Proof Jackets


19. Ballistic Helmets


20. Missile Destroyers


21. Multi-Purpose Vessel


22. Offshore Patrol Vessel


23. Next Generation Missile Vessels


24. Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts


25. Water Jet Fast Attack Craft


26. Ammunition Barges


27. 50ton Bollard - Pull Tugs


28. Survey Vessels


29. Floating Dock


30. Diving Support Vessels


31. Pollution Control Vessels


32. Anti-Submarine Rocket Launchers


33. Shipborne Medium Range Gun


34. Torpedo Tube Launcher for Light Weight Torpedoes


35. Magneto - Rheological Anti Vibration Mounts


36. All variants of Depth Charges


37. Shipborne Sonar System for Large Ships


38. Hull Mounted Submarine Sonar


39. Short Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft


40. Anti-Submarine Rocket


41. Chaff Rockets


42. Chaff Rocket Launcher


43. Integrated Ship’s Bridge System


44. Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) MK I A - Enhanced Indigenised Content


45. Light Combat Helicopters


46. General Purpose Pre Fragmentation Bombs between 250-500 Kg


47. Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) for Transport Aircraft


48. Ground Based Mobile ELINT System


49. Transport Aircraft (Light)


50. GSAT-6 Satellite Terminals


51. Aerial Delivery Systems for Transport Aircraft


52. Digital Tropo Scatter/LOS Communication System


53. Low Level Transportable Radar


54. High Power Radar (HPR)


55. CBRN Detection & Monitoring System


56. CBRN Decontamination & Protection System


57. Parachute Tactical Assault (PTA)- G2


58. Dragunov Upgrade System


59. PKMG Upgrade System


60. Simulators for A Vehicles / B Vehicles


61. Simulators for Towed and Self Propelled Guns of Air Defence


62. Simulators for Correction of Fire by Observers


63. Military trucks of 4x4 and above variants: 12x12, 10x10, 8x8, 6x6


64. Fixed Wing Mini UAVs


65. 500 Ton Self Propelled Water Barges


66. Software Defined Radio (TAC) for IN


67. Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Battery (Long Range)


68. Advance Landing Ground Communication Terminals (ALGCTs)for AGLs


69. Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6X6 for Medium Guns


70. Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV)


71. Light Machine Gun


72. 125 mm Fin Stabilised Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) New Generation Ammunition


73. Assault Rifle 7.62 x 39mm


74. 30 mm Ammunition for Infantry Fighting Systems


75. Mine Fragmentation


76. Mine Anti-tank


77. Mine Anti-Personnel Blast


78. Multipurpose Grenade


79. Inertial Navigation System for Ship Application


80. Conventional Submarines


81. 40mm UBGL (Under Barrel Grenade Launcher)


82. Lightweight Rocket Launcher


83. 155 mm Artillery Ammunition


84. EW Systems


85. Material Handling Crane 2.5 to 7.5 Tons (Vehicle Mounted)


86. GRAD BM Rocket


87. 30MM HEI/HET


88. ASTRA-MK I Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVR AAM)


89. EW Suit for MI-17 V5


90. Communication Satellite GSAT-7C


91. Satellite GSAT 7R


92. Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA)


93. Expendable Aerial Targets


94. Small Jet Engines with 120kgf thrust


95. Light Low Level Terrain Radar (LLLWR)


96. Close in Weapon System (Land based)


97. 23 mm ZU Ammunitions


98. 30mm VOG 17


99. Electronic Fuses for Artillery Ammunitions


100. Bi- Modular Charge System (BMCS )


101. Long Range – Land Attack Cruise Missile